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Ground beef and vegetable couscous

Chef Lola's Kitchen · ♥ 540 likes · 20.7K views · 5 min video

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Ground beef and vegetable couscous, from the video
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Ingredients
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  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 whole diced onion
  • ½ lb ground beef
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp bouillon powder
  • ½ cup red bell pepper
  • ½ cup green bell pepper
  • 1 whole tomato
  • 1½ cup water
  • 1 cup couscous
▶ 0:42
Dice all the vegetables ahead and set aside.
Dicing the vegetables aheadDicingRead
▶ 0:58
Heat the oil over medium heat and cook the diced onion, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
Softening the onion
▶ 1:30
Add the ground beef and break it up well with a wooden spoon.
Browning and seasoning the beefSeasoningRead
▶ 1:50
  • cayenne pepper
  • salt
  • black pepper
Add thyme, cayenne, paprika, bouillon powder, salt and black pepper and mix into the meat.
▶ 2:16
Add the red and green bell peppers and cook about 3 minutes until a little softened, not soggy.
Peppers and tomato
▶ 2:40
Stir in the tomato and cook a minute or two to release its juices.
▶ 2:40
Add the water (or reduced-sodium stock), stir, cover and bring to a rolling boil.
▶ 3:02
Turn off the heat, stir in the couscous quickly, cover and leave 5 to 6 minutes until it absorbs the water.
Water and the couscousBoilingRead
▶ 3:26
Fluff with a wooden spoon or fork and serve.